Borresen X3 measurements

I don’t actually. Most good equipment measures well. 

I heard the X3 3 different times at the 2023 Axpona and knew this would not be a speaker I would ever purchase. I previously posted that the X3 was hi/fi ish and not coherent. Yes, they were attention grabbers that is why I stopped by the room 3 times and still the same impression. No speaker is perfect but the false hype they received is finally justified by measurement. 

Does every great measuring speaker sound good? No. Do the majority of great measuring speakers sound good? YES! Do the majority of crappy measuring speakers sound crappy? That would also be a YES!

I agree 100% with bojack!

Some things in sound quality are not measured or hard to quantify. But that does not negate the value of things we can measure that affect the sound. I have not heard the X3 so the measurments are interesting to me since there has been more or less universal praise for them. 
 

I am a bit taken back by 3 things about the measurements.

#1 the poor estimated in room frequency response (directivity issues coincide).

#2 the bass tuning…

#3 the lack of dynamic range. I have read people state they can play very loud but the data strongly suggests otherwise. This would explain why the X6 is made. I thought there might be something special with the tweeter but it shows heavy compression too. 
 

Anyway that is my keyboard warrior take.